Design Manager

Randstad Construction and Property; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Kent is seeking a Senior Design Manager to enhance technical excellence and lead design management throughout pre-construction stages. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with regional/national contractors and a solid grasp of construction processes and legislative compliance. This role emphasizes collaboration and risk management within diverse project teams.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Design Manager for a regional/national contractor.
• Experience with design management activities at both tender and construction stages.
• In-depth knowledge of construction processes and materials.
• Knowledge of current design, planning legislation, and compliance issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical excellence and performance in design.
• Focus on pre-construction design processes with clients and teams.
• Implement collaborative design processes to manage risks.

Skills

Design management experience

Knowledge of construction processes

Understanding of design legislation

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Senior / Design Manager to join a leading Kent based Regional Contractor.

Are you seeking a new and exciting opportunity?

Responsibilities

• As the Senior Design Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring technical excellence, assurance and performance, maximising and realising the potential of design to increase certainty on all of the projects
• Providing a focus on the pre-construction phase design processes, liaising with the client, the design team, in-house bid team and the operations team
• Implementing the processes that enable the design to be disputed and interrogated within a collaborative team framework, to enable risks to be reduced

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience working as the Design Manager for a regional / national contractor
• Experience of undertaking design management activities at both tender and construction stages
• In-depth knowledge of construction processes and materials
• Knowledge of current design, planning legislation and compliance issues
• Based in Kent and or the surrounding areas

How to apply

Interested in the opportunity above?

Please contact Sam for more information.

Randstad Construction Property Engineering is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy